The BMW N54 engine is one of those rare modern powerplants that arrived with a bang and never really stopped making noise. The N54 motor debuted with a mission: to combine BMW's traditional inline-six ...

Ralph Hanson February 16, 2009 Comment Now! BMW’s N54 series straight-six engine is one of the most coveted powerplants currently in production, picking up prestigious awards like the International ...

Ralph Hanson November 19, 2008 Comment Now! In an effort to address specific noise concerns, BMW in the United States updated the turbocharged engine software on 335i/xi and 535i/xi models built from ...

While BMW certainly used to favor naturally aspirated engines, the German automaker has been relying on boosted fours and sixes much more frequently over the last 20 years. BMW has experimented with ...

Having owned many BMWs, this car review focuses on why simpler models, with manual transmissions and naturally aspirated ...

Some of BMW's greatest hits debuted in the 2000s. At the start of the 2000s, we were introduced to the BMW E46 M3 – which is considered a legend of the automotive industry – and at the end of the ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

People who are more into technical details and less into design should be thrilled to know that the new BMW 5 Series GT incorporates the company's latest powerplant, known as the N55, basically an ...

Ultimately, we want the maximum horsepower per dollar. And after spending an afternoon with Snow Performance, they got us thinking about a more cost-efficient way to accomplish this with ...